Kike Barja

Enrique "Kike" Barja Afonso (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CA Osasuna mainly as a right winger.

Kike Barja
Barja with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Enrique Barja Afonso
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Place of birth Noáin, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Osasuna
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2014 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Osasuna B 144 (37)
2014– Osasuna 126 (9)
International career
2014 Spain U17 1 (1)
2015 Spain U18 2 (0)
2015 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barja and the second or maternal family name is Afonso.

Club career

Born in Noáin, Navarre, Barja joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2005 at the age of eight.[1] He made his senior debut for the reserves on 25 August 2013 at the age of 16, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Olavide and scoring the last in a 2–0 Tercera División home win against CD Huarte.[2]

On 28 November 2015, Barja scored a brace in a 4–0 away routing over UD Mutilvera; he added another double seven days later, in a 5–0 thrashing of CD Erriberri.[3] The following 25 September, he again scored two goals in a 3–1 home win against CD Guijuelo in the Segunda División B.[4]

On 15 May 2017, Barja was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut five days later, replacing Carlos Clerc in a 0–5 away loss to Sevilla FC, as his side was already relegated.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Osasuna B 2013–14[7] Tercera División 286—1[lower-alpha 1]0296
2014–15[7] Tercera División 324—2[lower-alpha 1]1345
2015–16[7] Tercera División 3112—4[lower-alpha 1]03512
2016–17[8] Segunda División B 378——378
2017–18[8] Segunda División B 167——167
Total 14437—7115138
Osasuna 2016–17[8] La Liga 1000—10
2017–18[8] Segunda División 19110—201
2018–19[8] Segunda División 34310—353
2019–20[8] La Liga 8020—100
2020–21[8] La Liga 33244—376
2021–22[8] La Liga 21230—242
2022–23[8] La Liga 8130—111
Total 1249144—13813
Career total 268461447128951
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Osasuna

References
  1. "Kike Barja: "Tengo la sensación de haber cumplido un sueño"" [Kike Barja: "I have the feeling of fulfilling a dream"] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. "La nueva perla de Osasuna que estuvo a punto de recalar en Lezama: Kike Barja" [The new pearl of Osasuna who were near to end up in Lezama: Kike Barja] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. "Kike Barja capitanea las últimas goleadas del Promesas" [Kike Barja captains the last routings of Promesas] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. "Kike Barja sigue aupando a Osasuna B" [Kike Barja keeps raising Osasuna B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. "Kike Barja formará parte de la primera plantilla del Club Atlético Osasuna la próxima temporada" [Kike Barja will be a part of the first team of Club Atlético Osasuna the following season] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. "Pitos para Sampaoli, aplausos para el Sevilla" [Boos for Sampaoli, applauses for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. Kike Barja at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  8. Kike Barja at Soccerway
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